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🌱 Little Ones Storytime @ Keysville and 4 more events

Drakes Branch, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

Greetings Drakes Branch! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Little Ones Storytime @ Main Library in CCH at Charlotte County Library
  • Little Ones Storytime @ Keysville at Keysville Branch Library

Today's riddle: What word begins with and E and ends with an E and has one letter in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 70 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Thursday: Warm with sun and some clouds, temps: high: 77, low: 44.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 48 degrees.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Keysville. Apply here.
  • Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Chase City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Drakes Branch here.

🗞 Nearby News

Farmville

  • Booker Named to 2026-27 Kay Yow Cancer Fund Servant Leader Class (longwoodlancers.com)
  • Anderson era of coaching boys and girls team to begin (tncontentexchange.com)
  • Sentara hospitals are using AI to help monitor patients, determine discharge timelines • Virginia Mercury (virginiamercury.com)

Halifax

  • Comets 3rd third in district cross country championships (yourgv.com)

Ok Drakes Branch! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What word begins with and E and ends with an E and has one letter in the middle?" — Envelope (Thank you Mike C. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Drakes Branch

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